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Clinical Psychiatric Officer job at Action Against Hunger
Posted by: ugashare-Volunteer
Posted date: 2024-Sep-28
Location: Kiryandongo and Adjumani
Vacancy title:
Clinical Psychiatric Officer [ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Healthcare ]
Jobs at: Action Against Hunger
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, October 11 2024 Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kiryandongo and Adjumani, East Africa
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, September 27 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed Similar Jobs in Uganda
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JOB DETAILS:
Description
This is a position in which the incumbent provides patient care for persons of concern within the Kiryandongo/Adjumani refugee settlement. The incumbent works collaboratively with the Nutrition Officers to provide MAMI patients Mental health assessment and diagnosis, formulate treatment plans, conduct psychiatric health education, prepare medical records and refer patients for outpatient and inpatient care accordingly. The incumbent works under the supervision of the health facility in-charge but directly under the ACF program manager.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Technical Support
• Provides patient mental health assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession
• Provides psychiatric health services, education, counseling and emotional support. Refers patients for inpatient care, in collaboration with the nutrition officer, as necessary.
• Provides patient health education regarding medications, risks, benefits and reasonable outcome expectations. Communicates with patients and engages in follow-up as necessary
• Case management; build up case management repository for the project in accordance with the standard case management principles.
• Assessment and diagnosis; provide guidance towards the use of various global and internal assessment tools in relation to project needs and in accordance with diagnosis.
• Mainstream PSS into all projects activities and build resource materials for MHPSS adaptable to the project according to the project theory of change.
• Capacity strengthening and enhancement; Train staff, partners and Community Support Structures on MHPSS, MH GAP HIG, PFA and any other skills as required by project objectives and arising needs during implementation
• Provide support supervision, consultation, mentorship, and specialized clinical care to beneficiaries.
• Support implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy sessions, Psychological first Aid, problem management Plus as well as provision of psycho education and awareness raising to the community.
• Conduct quarterly review meetings with community support structure members to review progress, challenges and developing actions to improve psychosocial work across the settlement.
• Participate in all MHPSS settlements and District MHPSS related meetings and Working Groups
• Build the capacity of the GFFO project staff and health workers (nutrition officers ) in basic mental health support, and screening
• Conduct interpersonal psychotherapy Group (IPT-G) sessions for depression among caregivers of nutritionally at risk infants.
• Strengthen community health mental health referral and support group
• Implement psychosocial support programming for families of nutritionally at-risk infants
Assessment and reporting.
• Participate in all project review assessments, surveys and studies including Monthly & Quarterly donor reports, Action Against Hunger internal reports (Project Activity Reports (APRs), SITREP) and activity reports (meetings, community dialogues and drama shows and any other activity)
• Ensure regular and timely monthly reporting on the project activities in the catchment area.
Other duties as required (5%)
Supervisory Responsibilities
Fiscal Responsibility
Requirements
Required Qualifications and Professional Experience
Required Qualifications
• Diploma in clinical psychiatry. Bachelor’s degree is an added advantage.
• 5 years’ experience managing mental health clients, previous experience with NGOs or refugee settlements is an added advantage
• Experience/knowledge in implementing mental health projects/ programs pertaining to mothers / women and children, , IMAM and Management of small and nutritionally at-risk infants below six months with their primary care takers(MAMI) and Maternal Child Health Program is an added advantage.
Required Skills & Competencies
• Ability to ride a motorcycle with a valid riding permit
• Strong communication skills (written and oral) in English
• Knowledge of word processor, spreadsheet and software use like ENA, SPSS plus other programs is advantageous
• Flexible with the ability to cope with stressful situations
• Good communication skills
• Knowledge of the local language is an added advantage
• Diplomatic and culturally sensitive
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Fluency in the local language is an added advantage
Others/Extra Details
Working Conditions, Travel and Environment
• The duties of the job require regular job attendance at least five days per week. Must be available to work outside normal office hours or on the weekends as required by contact with the missions, mission security, or other obligations.
• Must be able to travel as required for standard domestic and international business travel as well as to the missions if appropriate. While visiting the field, the employee may be exposed to precarious settings under high security risks and/or very basic living conditions and outside weather conditions, as well is to infectious diseases.
Gender Equality Commitments & Zero Tolerance to Abuse
• Foster an environment that reinforces values of people of all genders equal access to information.
• Provide a work environment where people of all genders must be evaluated and promoted based on their skills and performance.
• Promote a safe, secure, and respectful environment for all stakeholders, particularly for children, beneficiaries, and members of staff.
• Help to prevent any type of abuse including workplace harassment and sexual abuse and exploitation.
• Respect beneficiaries’ women, men, children (boys and girls) regardless of gender, sex orientation, disability, religion, race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, or marital status.
• Value and respect all cultures.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: Associate Degree Job application procedure
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